It took mere seconds into his debut with the Islanders for the importance of having DeAngelo on the right side of the blue line to become all the more important, when Ryan Pulock went down and later joined Noah Dobson on injured reserve .

With the New York Islanders losing Noah Dobson for the foreseeable future due to a lower-body injury, the team announced that they had signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal: Per Frank Seravalli, he is being paid the pro-rated league minimum ($775,000).

Tony DeAngelo may have been signed to fill the Noah Dobson void, but his game is more similar to the injured Mike Reilly.

The Islanders traded for Blues defenseman Scott Perunovich amid Injuries from Noah Dobson, Ryan Pulock, and Mike Rielly.

In the span of seven weeks, Tony DeAngelo has gone from believing his NHL career is over to being a New York Islander.

If there was ever an interesting story in the NHL, it would be the case of Tony DeAngelo Tony DeAngelo Has A Very Interesting Story Of Ups and Downs The old saying is a cat has nine lives. When it comes to being a professional NHL hockey player,

Tony DeAngelo’s first morning on Long Island consisted of a quick skate, a short introduction to his new teammates and getting ready to play in his first game in the new digs.

Because DeAngelo is on the roster, the Islanders can waive anyone since that process takes 24 hours. They must either send down a player who is waiver-exempt (Marc Gatcomb is the likely option) or place Dobson on long-term injured reserve.

Alexander Romanov and Tony DeAngelo are playing significant roles with Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock out with injuries.

Dobson is week-to-week and won't be eligible to play before the 4 Nations Face-Off after moving to the LTIR list. He has registered six goals, 24 points, 143 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and 42 hits in 46 appearances this season.

It was DeAngelo's first point in two games since joining the Islanders following a KHL stint, and while the Isles didn't get a power-play opportunity Tuesday, he should see a heavy workload with the man advantage as long as Noah Dobson (lower body) and Ryan Pulock (upper body) are on the shelf.

With Noah Dobson out week-to-week, the New York Islanders brought in 29-year-old Tony DeAngelo on Friday. The hope is that the puck-moving power-play specialist can help Long Island remain in ...